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SUMMARY

 1. A record number of people were vaccinated in the UK on Saturday - 598,389
    received their first dose
 2. Captain Tom Moore, who raised millions for the NHS, is in hospital after
    testing positive for Covid
 3. Public Health England's Dr Susan Hopkins expects to start seeing the impact
    of vaccinations in the next two weeks
 4. Relaxing restrictions will need to be done "very cautiously", Dr Hopkins
    says
 5. The World Health Organization has called on richer nations to commit to
    donating any excess vaccine supplies
 6. UK ministers say it is too soon to talk about donating some of its vaccines
    to other countries
 7. UK-EU relations are being "reset" after the EU triggered a provision in the
    Brexit deal to control Covid vaccine exports
 8. Israel says it is transferring 5,000 doses of Covid vaccine to immunise
    frontline Palestinian health workers

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 1.  Posted at 18:14 31 Jan 202118:14 31 Jan 2021
     
     
     GOODBYE FOR NOW
     
     Thank you for following our updates, they were brought to you by Alexandra
     Fouche, Alice Evans, Emma Owen, Jennifer Meierhans and Sarah Collerton.
     
     You can find our latest news stories here and we will be back with rolling
     updates on the pandemic tomorrow.
     
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 2.  Posted at 18:13 31 Jan 202118:13 31 Jan 2021
     
     
     WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING HERE AND AROUND THE THE WORLD?
     
     PA MediaCopyright: PA Media
     Lesley Mitchell, 75, and Janice Mitchell, 70, from Newmarket celebrate
     their vaccinationsImage caption: Lesley Mitchell, 75, and Janice Mitchell,
     70, from Newmarket celebrate their vaccinations
     
     Thank you for following our updates today. We're finishing up in a moment,
     but here's a summary of the day's news:
     
      * A record number of people were vaccinated in the UK on Saturday -
        598,389 received their first dose
      * Captain Sir Tom Moore is in hospital with pneumonia and coronavirus, his
        daughter says.
      * The 100-year-old army veteran raised £39m for NHS charities by walking
        laps of his garden during the first lockdown
      * A further 587 people have died within 28 days of a positive coronavirus
        test in the UK, the government's daily figures show and a further 21,088
        new infections were recorded in the last 24 hours
      * Ending the current coronavirus lockdown must happen "very slowly, very
        cautiously", Public Health England's Covid strategy chief said
      * Dr Susan Hopkins also said the UK should start seeing the impact of the
        vaccination programme in two weeks
      * UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock predicted "a happy and free great
        British summer" - but warned of "a tough few months" before then
      * The Irish PM said there were "lessons to be learnt" after the EU
        reversed its threat to put checks on the Irish border, as part of
        efforts to tackle vaccine shortages in the bloc
     
      * The Australian city of Perth is entering a snap five-day lockdown after
        a security guard working at a quarantine hotel tested positive for the
        virus. It's the first case for 10 months of locally acquired Covid
        anywhere in Western Australia
      * Investigators from the World Health Organization have visited the
        Chinese market in Wuhan where the first coronavirus cases were detected,
        in a bid to learn more about its origins
     
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 3.  Posted at 17:55 31 Jan 202117:55 31 Jan 2021
     
     
     HOW CAPTAIN TOM CAPTURED THE HEARTS OF THE NATION
     
     ReutersCopyright: Reuters
     
     As our thoughts go out to Captain Tom Moore, who is in hospital having
     tested positive for Covid, let's remind ourselves of how he captured the
     hearts of the nation.
     
     It all started with a sponsored walk of 100 laps of his Bedfordshire garden
     with the hope of raising £1,000 for NHS charities.
     
     "To all those people who are finding it difficult at the moment," he said,
     addressing a British public who had seen life turned upside down by
     coronavirus, "the sun will shine on you again, and the clouds will go
     away."
     
     By the time he had reached the finish line, he had become a social media
     phenomenon and raised an astonishing £12m. By teatime the same day,
     donations had risen to £15m. And the total keeps growing and growing and
     has now passed £39m.
     
     Now knighted and labelled a "national treasure", Captain Tom's life story
     is to become the subject of a major new film.
     
     The as-yet-untitled film will focus on the veteran's relationship with his
     younger family, who he moved in with following the death of his wife
     Pamela. The couple were married for 40 years.
     
     The picture will also draw on his military career and show how the horrors
     of war shaped his life and inspired him to keep walking, despite having
     endured a long battle with skin cancer and a broken hip.
     
     Now there is speculation about who will play him.
     
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 4.  Posted at 17:40 31 Jan 202117:40 31 Jan 2021
     
     
     'WHOLE NATION HOPES CAPTAIN TOM GETS WELL SOON'
     
     PA MediaCopyright: PA Media
     
     Politicians have sent well wishes to Captain Tom Moore who is in hospital
     with pneumonia and has tested positive for Covid.
     
     Health secretary Matt Hancock said he was sending his "best wishes" to the
     family.
     
     Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer tweeted: "The whole nation hopes you get
     well soon Captain Tom Moore. You've been an inspiration to us all
     throughout this crisis".
     
     Vaccine Minister Nadhim Zahawi tweeted that he was "praying" for him.
     
     And the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan tweeted: "Thank you to our brilliant NHS
     for taking care of Captain Tom Moore.
     
     "Hoping for a speedy recovery and to see Captain Tom back home with his
     family soon."
     
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 5.  Posted at 17:34 31 Jan 202117:34 31 Jan 2021
     
     
     UK VACCINATIONS IN CHARTS
     
     As the UK sets a new record for the number of Covid vaccinations given in
     one day, here's a couple of graphs showing how the programme is going:
     
     BBCCopyright: BBC
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 6.  Posted at 17:28 31 Jan 202117:28 31 Jan 2021
     
     
     CAPTAIN TOM IN HOSPITAL WITH COVID
     
     ReutersCopyright: Reuters
     
     Captain Tom Moore is in hospital with pneumonia and has tested positive for
     Covid, his daughter says.
     
     The 100-year-old, who was knighted after raising millions for NHS charities
     during the first coronavirus lockdown, was admitted to Bedford Hospital
     earlier where he is receiving "additional help with his breathing", says
     Hannah Ingram-Moore.
     
     The former British Army veteran was being treated at home for the last few
     weeks, she says.
     
     The medical care he has received has been "remarkable" and she hopes he
     will return home as soon as possible.
     
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 7.  Posted at 17:23 31 Jan 202117:23 31 Jan 2021
     
     
     DOCTORS WORKING AS NURSES TO HELP PATIENTS
     
     BBC/PA/GoogleCopyright: BBC/PA/Google
     
     More than 50 doctors are working as intensive care nurses to help
     coronavirus patients in Leicester, a health boss has said.
     
     University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust's medical director Andrew
     Furlong says the hospitals are currently operating at 155% of normal
     capacity.
     
     During the pandemic, other wards have closed and some elective operations
     paused, allowing consultants from other departments to assist nurses, the
     Local Democracy Reporting Service says.
     
     Mr Furlong says: "We have more than 50 of our consultants working on
     intensive care in a capacity - not as doctors but actually as nurses to
     support staff and patients on the intensive care unit."
     
     Speaking straight after an intensive care shift, Dr Jennifer Briggs says a
     colleague told her it is the worst he has seen it in 32 years.
     
     "Staff are exhausted but doing everything they can. News of the vaccine
     lifted the mood, we were all very excited and looking forward to the
     opportunity to be able to have it," she says.
     
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 8.  Posted at 17:09 31 Jan 202117:09 31 Jan 2021
     
     
     LATEST CORONAVIRUS DATA IN GRAPHS
     
     Here's a look at the UK's coronavirus data in graphs.
     
     They show that the cases of new infections are falling but the daily deaths
     and numbers of people in hospital are still high.
     
     BBCCopyright: BBC
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 9.  Posted at 16:55 31 Jan 202116:55 31 Jan 2021
     
     
     RUGBY AUSTRALIA OFFERS TO REPLACE SOUTH AFRICA AS HOSTS
     
     Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images
     
     Rugby Australia has offered to host this summer's British and Irish Lions
     series against South Africa, where the games face uncertainty due to
     Covid-19.
     
     The Lions are due to visit South Africa in July and August with a
     three-Test series against the world champions.
     
     But issues around Covid-19, including the emergence of a new variant in
     South Africa, has led to uncertainty over the viability of the tour.
     
     "We're here to help," Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan told the
     Sydney Morning Herald.
     
     "What we learnt from the Tri Nations last year and the tennis that's
     happening now is that Australia can successfully stage global tournaments
     in a Covid world."
     
     The Lions board are discussing contingency plans in the event the trip has
     to be abandoned, including the possibility of hosting games in the UK and
     Ireland.
     
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 10. Posted at 16:43 31 Jan 202116:43 31 Jan 2021
     
     
     THOUSANDS BREACH ISRAEL'S COVID RULES AT RABBI FUNERAL
     
     EPACopyright: EPA
     
     Thousands of ultra-Orthodox mourners have gathered in Jerusalem to attend
     the funeral of a top rabbi, in breach of Israel's coronavirus regulations.
     
     Rabbi Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik, 99, died on Sunday following months of
     ill health after contracting Covid-19.
     
     The country is currently under a third national lockdown, but police did
     not intervene to disperse the huge crowd.
     
     EPACopyright: EPA
     The leader was revered and had been head of the influential Brisk yeshiva
     in JerusalemImage caption: The leader was revered and had been head of the
     influential Brisk yeshiva in Jerusalem
     
     The scenes sparked backlash from deputy prime minister Benny Gantz ahead of
     a vote to extend lockdown rules.
     
     "Millions of families and children are locked in their homes and abide by
     the rules while thousands of Haredim crowd the funeral, most of them even
     without masks," Gantz tweeted.
     
     "We will not agree to the continuation of an ineffective fake lockdown.
     Either everyone is locked down - or everyone opens," he said.
     
     Read more here
     
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 11. Posted at 16:32 31 Jan 202116:32 31 Jan 2021
     
     
     'SELFISH' PARTYGOERS SOME OF FIRST TO GET NEW £800 FINES
     
     Essex PoliceCopyright: Essex Police
     People at an Essex house party were each fined £800Image caption: People at
     an Essex house party were each fined £800
     
     "Selfish" revellers caught having an illegal house party have been fined
     for breaching Covid rules.
     
     Essex Police attended a house in Bury Road, Sewardstonebury, on Saturday
     evening and found people "clearly having a party" at the vacant rented
     property, with more people still arriving.
     
     Those present - 17 people from London and one from Essex - were fined £800
     each, police said.
     
     Fines of £800 for anyone in England attending a house party of more than 15
     people were announced earlier this month by Home Secretary Priti Patel.
     
     The previous fines for anyone attending an illegal gathering were £200 - or
     £100 if paid early. Fines of up to £10,000 for holding large illegal
     gatherings of more than 30 people still only apply to the organisers.
     
     ESSEX POLICECopyright: ESSEX POLICE
     Police said the group were "clearly having a party"Image caption: Police
     said the group were "clearly having a party"
     
     Others facing the £800 fine after this weekend include more than 70 people
     who attended a boat party in Ealing, west London, on Saturday night.
     
     Meanwhile, a hotel where 200 people were found partying has been raided by
     police in Liverpool.
     
     Merseyside Police said they broke up a gathering at a gym in Aintree on the
     same evening. Officers are considering fining the business owner £10,000
     for organising the event.
     
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 12. Posted at 16:22 31 Jan 202116:22 31 Jan 2021
     
     
     ANTI-LOCKDOWN PROTESTERS FACE OFF WITH RIOT POLICE IN VIENNA
     
     Bethany Bell
     
     BBC News, Vienna
     
     ReutersCopyright: Reuters
     
     Several thousand people protesting against coronavirus restrictions have
     faced off with police in riot gear in central Vienna, after several
     protests were banned over concerns for public health.
     
     Vienna police announced on Saturday they were banning over a dozen
     demonstrations, including one arranged by the far-right Freedom Party, on
     the grounds that protesters generally don't observe social distancing rules
     or wear masks.
     
     The deputy leader of the Freedom Party, Herbert Kickl, called on supporters
     to go for a walk in the city instead of the party's planned protest.
     
     People waved banners, calling for Austrian leader Sebastian Kurz to go. The
     crowd included some extreme-right activists as well as coronavirus deniers.
     
     The atmosphere was tense and some arrests have been made, but the situation
     has not escalated.
     
     Austria is in its third hard lockdown, which started on 26 December.
     
     ReutersCopyright: Reuters
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 13. Posted at 16:12 31 Jan 202116:12 31 Jan 2021
     
     
     NEW UK DAILY VACCINATION RECORD
     
     PA MediaCopyright: PA Media
     Wendy Milbank, 75, received her vaccine at Newmarket RacecourseImage
     caption: Wendy Milbank, 75, received her vaccine at Newmarket Racecourse
     
     The UK has carried out the highest number of coronavirus vaccinations in
     one day, government figures show.
     
     The figures show 598,389 received their first dose on Saturday.
     
     The previous record was set last Saturday when the UK reported 491,970
     doses in a single day.
     
     It brings the total number of people to receive their first dose of a Covid
     vaccine to 8,977,329, with another 491,053 receiving their second dose.
     
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 14. Posted at 16:04 31 Jan 202116:04 31 Jan 2021
     
     
     BREAKINGA FURTHER 587 CORONAVIRUS DEATHS IN THE UK
     
     A further 587 people have died within 28 days of a positive coronavirus
     test in the UK, the government's daily figures show.
     
     A further 21,088 new infections were recorded in the last 24 hours,
     according to the data.
     
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 15. Posted at 15:57 31 Jan 202115:57 31 Jan 2021
     
     
     ENGLAND RECORDS A FURTHER 563 HOSPITAL DEATHS
     
     A further 563 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in
     hospital in England, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths reported
     in hospitals to 71,789, NHS England says.
     
     Patients were aged between 24 and 99.
     
     All except 29 people, aged between 34 and 97, had known underlying health
     conditions.
     
     The deaths were between December 14 and January 30.
     
     There were 27 other deaths reported with no positive Covid-19 test result.
     
     We expect to hear the UK-wide coronavirus figures shortly.
     
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 16. Posted at 15:43 31 Jan 202115:43 31 Jan 2021
     
     
     ISRAEL TO GIVE SOME VACCINES TO PALESTINIANS
     
     Israel has agreed to transfer thousands of vaccines to the Palestinians,
     amid controversy over whether it should include those in the West Bank and
     Gaza Strip in its vaccination programme.
     
     Its defence ministry said 5,000 doses would be made available to immunise
     front-line Palestinian medical workers.
     
     The Israelis have been vaccinating their population very rapidly, but the
     programme has not included Palestinians living in the occupied territories,
     only Israel’s Arab citizens and Palestinians living in annexed east
     Jerusalem.
     
     UN human rights experts say Israelis legally obliged to do so. But it says
     vaccinations are the responsibility of the Palestinian authorities, who are
     yet to begin any programme.
     
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     Video caption: The BBC's Yolande Knell reports on vaccine divides in the
     Middle EastThe BBC's Yolande Knell reports on vaccine divides in the Middle
     East
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 17. Posted at 15:30 31 Jan 202115:30 31 Jan 2021
     
     
     NI REPORTS A FURTHER 426 COVID CASES
     
     A further 426 people in Northern Ireland have tested positive for Covid-19
     in the past 24 hours, according to government data.
     
     The daily figures also show 19 deaths, which brings the total number to
     1,850.
     
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 18. Posted at 15:11 31 Jan 202115:11 31 Jan 2021
     
     
     'BAD THINGS GOING ON' AT ASYLUM CENTRE, SAYS ARRESTED JOURNALIST
     
     Tanya Gupta
     
     BBC News
     
     Andrew AitchisonCopyright: Andrew Aitchison
     
     A journalist held after photographing a protest at an asylum centre has
     said "bad things are going on there" after weeks of protests and a Covid
     outbreak.
     
     Calls to close the site at Napier Barracks in Kent, south-east England,
     have come from campaigners and politicians - but the Home Office said the
     barracks provided safe and secure accommodation.
     
     Andy Aitchison, who documented a demonstration in which protesters threw
     fake blood at the gates, said he was arrested on Thursday at his home on
     suspicion of criminal damage, and was held for seven hours at a police
     station where his memory card and phone were taken.
     
     "There are obviously bad things going on there that they don't want anyone
     witnessing," he said.
     
     "It's the conditions there. They are cold, they have got one shower for 20
     people, they are all sharing a room. They know that Covid-19 is rampant.
     They are worried about it and it's not fair to anyone."
     
     The site was used to house about 400 asylum seekers until some were moved
     to self-isolation following a Covid outbreak.
     
     Tensions at the barracks have been attributed not just to fears about the
     virus spreading, but also to uncertainty over asylum applications - along
     with the effect of housing traumatised people in an institutional, military
     setting.
     
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 19. Posted at 14:54 31 Jan 202114:54 31 Jan 2021
     
     
     SCOTLAND'S COVID CASES RISE BY 1,003
     
     Scotland has registered a further 1,003 positive Covid tests, government
     data shows.
     
     Six deaths further have been recorded in the daily figures.
     
     The number of people who died within 28 days of a positive test is now
     6,106.
     
     The figures also showed 566,269 people have received their first dose of
     the coronavirus vaccination and 7,794 have had a second dose.
     
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 20. Posted at 14:49 31 Jan 202114:49 31 Jan 2021
     
     
     WALES REPORTS 34 FURTHER COVID DEATHS
     
     A further 34 people have died in Wales with coronavirus, the latest public
     health figures show.
     
     It takes the total number of deaths with Covid reported since the start of
     the pandemic in Wales to 4,754.
     
     There were also 605 new Covid infections reported, taking the total number
     of cases to 192,282.
     
     Figures showed 403,463 people have now received their first coronavirus
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